Lamott's Draft

I find it interesting that she deems the first draft "shitty". I think she has great wit and incorporates it well into her pieces. Lamott discusses that the first draft is the "down draft", just putting everything down on paper. The second draft is the "up draft" where you fix it up. Finally the third draft is the "dental draft", where you read the piece in depth in search of any mistakes, confusing sentences, or areas that do no go hand in hand with the paragraph above. Lamott states that all good writers write first drafts and this is the beginning of a beautifully articulated piece of literature. As a writer she indicated that you can't just jump into a paper and expect it to be great. A writer has ti sit down get everything out and then slowly dwindle out any sentences or words that do not compliment the piece. This is where the basis of the paper begins. Once a writer has gotten by this first stage then he/she will be able to write a compelling piece of literature.